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11.5.12

CATEADRIANAB INTERVIEWS PIT BOMANS - JEWELRY DESIGNER #4



Meet Pit Bomans, Jewelry designer from Amsterdam, Living in Brooklyn.
Just read my interview with Pit. You've got to love her.

1 Who is Pit Bomans?
When you say in Dutch “that’s a girl with Pit” you are referring to a girl with guts.
I guess my name suites me perfectly.

2 What is the story behind your label? How did it all start? 
The PIT BOMANS – collection for me is just an extension of my own creativity and fashion style.

My sense for style and creativity I probably have inherited from my dad.
He is a true artist when it comes to building boats, interior designs and large furniture’s.
Although I like making objects out of wood and steel myself
, I love making jewellery.

I have always wanted to design and create something that was all mine from beginning till the end.
And that’s exactly what I did. I have just marketed my own craftsmanship into a label.
With my degree in Concepts & Brands (Amsterdam Fashion Institute)
and  goldsmithing classes in Amsterdam as well as in New York
I was
fortunate
enough to create my own little label from scratch.



3 What is your inspiration for the collection? 
Overall I must say that the Indian culture definitely is my inspiration at this moment in time.
I love the bright colours used in their accessories, the feathers, body paint and off course the lack of clothes they wear.
That’s the way I would like to see my jewellery as well, on the raw!

Recently I discovered a WigWam motel in California at the route 66.
I am intrigued by the contradiction within this concept Motel.

‘Indians (Native Americans ) used to live in authentic tipi tents in the wild,
hunting animals to provide for their family dinner.
  Exactly the values of life I love within this culture.  And therefore used as foundation of my collection.
Now a days all there is left is a commercialised Motel on the highway where you can become a Walt Disney Indian for a day. All you need to do is park your rental car  next to your concrete WigWam!
4 What are some of your favourite materials to work with and create with?
Overall I work with all kinds of metals, silver brass and gold. But I like to use
  it in combinations with for example ropes and cords to make the plain metals more colourful and interesting.
Also leather I find very intriguing and I hope to use it in one of my new designs.
5 How do you feel when you see people wearing your pieces?
Proud! It’s nice to know that other people beside myself like what I make.
It motivates me to make new designs.
6 How did you get discovered by Vogue?I just handed out some of my items to a couple stylists that I knew worked for magazines. And great fully they seemed to like it too. Dimphy den Otter used my piece for a shoot in Paris, and it ended up in Vogue.
7 How do you describe you label in 3 words?
Solid sexy souvenirs!
8 Big Dream?
Making a living off of crafting! 
9 Life Quote
You only have one life to live!

Beautiful words. All i can say now: I ♥ Pit & GO AND GET SOME!
WWW.PITBOMANS.COM

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6 comments:

  1. Leuk interview en prachtige sieraden.

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  2. leuk om te lezen en suuuper mooie sieraden!

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